Hanoi, July 14 -- French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet has underscored friendship, partnership, and trust as the three motives and description of the Vietnam - France relations over the recent past. On threshold of the Bastille Day in France (July 14, 1789-2025) and the first anniversary of the two countries' Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (October 7, 2024-2025), the diplomat, in an interview granted to the media, described friendship as one of the most profound characteristics of the bilateral ties, forged over a long history full of ups and downs, with both nations cherishing this uniqueness through their ability to look back on the shared past with calmness and goodwill. The ambassador pointed to a powerful symbol of the s...